Indian-American US presidential hopeful Bobby Jindal has joined fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump in calling for an end to birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants.
“We need to end birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants,” Jindal tweeted a day after real-estate tycoon and leading Republican presidential candidate Trump unveiled his tough plan to combat what he calls the negative economic consequences of illegal immigration. Interestingly, Jindal, who is trailing at the bottom in most of the opinion polls and enjoys support of less than 1 <g data-gr-id="11">per cent</g> in CNN’s recent poll, was himself born three months after his pregnant mother came to the US from India.
The Louisiana Governor, however, took care to point out that his parents “came to this country legally”. Speaking at a event hosted by conservative Americans for Prosperity in Columbus, Ohio, Jindal said, “Immigration without assimilation is invasion,” and claimed that he could secure the southern border with Mexico within six months of becoming president.